HAMILTON COUNTY MARKET

Hamilton County, New York Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Blue Mountain La, Hoffmeister and Long Lake buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in New York. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Hamilton County by the Numbers

Hamilton County has 24 farms on 1,704 acres (about 71 acres each).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples.

8 farms in Hamilton County already sell straight to the public, about $41,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Hamilton County

Hamilton County farms and homesteads keep 64 egg-laying hens. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 62 people run or help run farms in Hamilton County, with an average age of 61. 39% of them are women. 4 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.